International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
On 20 November 2023, we were delighted to welcome a group of 13 international media professionals at ICCROM headquarters. The group was composed of members of the Foreign Press Association in Italy (L’Associazione della Stampa Estera in Italia), which has around 500 members from over 75 countries.
From 5 to 16 November 2023, ICCROM, together with the National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) and the China Academy of Cultural Heritage (CACH), in collaboration with the Changping Ming Tombs Administrative Centre, hosted the international course on assessing the effectiveness of World Heritage Management systems.
In the recent course edition held from 28 August to 15 September 2023, participants learned not only Japanese paper conservation techniques but also gained a deeper understanding of their cultural contexts. During the study tour in the second week (dates), the participants gained insight into how traditional techniques are preserved and transmitted through experiencing papermaking and visiting a...
The ICCROM community is devastated at the news of the death of Jukka Jokilehto, one of our most prolific former staff members and a great friend of the organization. Jukka retired in 1998 as Assistant to the Director General of ICCROM and was responsible for the training and conservation education of many generations of conservation professionals around the world. His depth of knowledge in the...
The course reflects advances in practice, science and technology, including the integration of practical methodologies for stone conservation on sites, buildings and structures. It is a joint effort of ICCROM and the Coordinación Nacional de Conservación del Patrimonio Cultural – Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (CNCPC-INAH) and the Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas – Universidad...
UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee – ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property), ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) and IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) - have released a newly revised toolkit for assessing the effectiveness of management systems of World Heritage...
The UNESCO Memory of the World Programme Course is one of the key modules of the second phase of the ICCROM-Ministry of Culture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (MoC) “Experts Program.” Phase one of the ambitious capacity-building project was successfully conducted in 2022.
The ICCROM RE-ORG programme continues to be globally active and dynamic for the reorganization of storage collections, with initiatives developed recently in India, Poland and soon, in France.
In the wake of the destructive flooding that struck Libya on 13 September 2023, which caused extensive damage, loss of lives and displacement, a significant step towards recovery was taken. On 8 November 2023, ICCROM’s flagship programme, First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis (FAR) and the Egyptian Heritage Rescue Foundation (EHRF) co-led a workshop on conducting post...
The 33rd session of the ICCROM General Assembly has concluded in Rome. National delegations from our 137 Member States - as well as observers from non-Member States, intergovernmental organizations and other partnering institutions - attended the biennial two-day event hosted at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to assess our progress, set...